Play Strawberry Shortcake : Ice Cream Island : Riding Camp Online

Remember those early 2000s GBA games that just oozed charm? Strawberry Shortcake: Ice Cream Island Riding Camp is exactly that—a pastel-colored time capsule where you trot around helping Strawberry and her crew with oddly specific tasks (why does Orange Blossom need exactly seven raspberries?).

You'll spend half your time brushing horses that look like they stepped out of a Lisa Frank notebook, the other half playing mini-games that range from "weirdly satisfying" (arranging ice cream toppings) to "mildly frustrating" (steering a stubborn pony through obstacle courses). The music's chirpy enough to get stuck in your head for days, in that nostalgic way where you're not sure if you love or hate it.

It's definitely aimed at younger players, but there's something oddly relaxing about wandering through candy-colored meadows between fetch quests. My inner child still gets a kick out of watching Lemon Meringue dramatically lose her hat for the tenth time. If you've got a GBA collecting dust somewhere, this one's like finding a half-melted strawberry lollipop at the bottom of an old backpack—weirdly sweet.